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WorksheetsFarewell to Manzanar Part I
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Number of Japanese Americans evacuated to camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
a)
2,000
b)
10,000
c)
12,000
d)
110,00
2.
Age of Jeanne Wakatsuki when she arrived at Manzanar
a)
25
b)
75
c)
7
d)
12
3.
Mama's job at Manzanar
a)
dietician
b)
doctor
c)
nurse
d)
teacher
4.
The state where Manzanar is located
a)
North Carolina
b)
California
c)
Alabama
d)
New York
5.
Jeanne's father
a)
Ko Wakatsuki
b)
Kiyo Wakatsuki
c)
James Houston
d)
Mr. Rogers
6.
Second generation; born in the United States before World War II
a)
Nisei
b)
Sansei
c)
Issei
7.
Third generation; born in the United States after World War II
a)
Nisei
b)
Sansei
c)
Issei
8.
The date Manzanar officially closed
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
March 25, 1942
c)
November 21, 1945
9.
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
a)
March 25, 1942
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
November 21, 1945
10.
Jeanne's home before her internment at Manzanar
a)
Ocean Park
b)
Richlands
c)
Block 28
d)
New York
11.
Jeanne's "home" at Manzanar
a)
Block 28
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Ocean Park
d)
Hollywood
12.
Date evacuees begin to arrive at Manzanar
a)
March 25, 1942
b)
November 21, 1945
c)
December 7, 1941
13.
Beaten at the camp; leader of the Japanese American Citizens League
a)
Kiyo Wakatsuki
b)
Fred Tayama
c)
Eleanor Wakatsuki
d)
Jeanne Wakatsuki
14.
First generation; born in Japan
a)
Nisei
b)
Sansei
c)
Issei
15.
Class of fierce warriors, legendary for their courage
a)
Nisei
b)
Issei
c)
Samarai
16.
After Pearl Harbor, Papa is arrested and taken to Washington, DC.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, giving the War Department authority to define military areas in the western states.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Rather than accept a dealer's low price for her precious set of porcelain, Mama smashes it to pieces.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
On the night of Papa's tirade, it is Kiyo who stops him from harming Mama.
a)
True
b)
Falses
20.
Farewell to Manzanar is written in 1st person point of view, with flashbacks and asides using 3rd person point of view to depict scenes where the narrator, Jeanne, was not present.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Memoirs explore an event or series of events that remained lodged in the author's memory.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
A memoir should explain the significance of the relationship (between people, places, things, or experiences).
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The night Papa heard the news about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he celebrated by singing the Japanese national anthem.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
In the beginning of the story, why do Papa and the other boats come back to the harbor shortly after leaving?
a)
Japan had just bombed Pearl Harbor.
b)
The United States had just dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
c)
A storm prevented them from leaving the harbor.
d)
One of the boats was damaged after running into a Japanese submarine.
25.
The FBI thought that the Japanese fishermen might be ________.
a)
poisoning the fish they caught
b)
contacting Japanese ships off the west coast
c)
trying to leave the United States and sail back to Japan
d)
smuggling enemy soldiers into the United States
26.
On Terminal Island, Jeanne was afraid of _______.
a)
the American soldiers
b)
the loud noises from the factories
c)
the other Japanese people
d)
the bugs in her house
27.
When Papa was arrested, he maintained his dignity.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
While Jeanne was in Boyle Heights, it was the first time Jeanne had ever felt ______ from her teacher, a Caucasian woman.
a)
open hostility
b)
fear
c)
complete understanding
d)
honest friendship
29.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe the family's barracks when they were first evacuated to Manzanar?
a)
cracks in the wall
b)
crowded
c)
dusty
d)
warm
30.
The War Department turned one barracks in the camp into a ______ factory so that the evacuees could have better clothing.
a)
canning
b)
clothing
c)
automobile
d)
ammunition
31.
According to Jeanne, which area of the camp caused her family to collapse as an integrated unit?
a)
school
b)
mess hall
c)
barracks
d)
church
32.
The interrogator asked Papa what he thought of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What was Papa's response?
a)
Papa said he thought the Japanese were fools for bombing the United States and he hoped that the United States bombed Japan back.
b)
Papa said he was sad for both countries; that the bombing and war were the things that happened when military men were in control.
c)
Papa said that the Japanese deserved to be world leaders and it was right for them to bomb other countries.
d)
Papa said the United States did not treat Japanese immigrants well so he was not surprised that the Japanese had attacked.
33.
When Jeanne first saw her father as he got off the bus from Fort Lincoln, she cried.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
As an adult, Jeanne compared her father's North Dakota cane to ______.
a)
a crutch
b)
a baseball bat
c)
a samurai sword
d)
a diamond ring
35.
When imprisoned at Fort Lincoln, Papa worked as a _________.
a)
auto mechanic
b)
radio operator
c)
prison guard
d)
interviewer
36.
Some of the women in the camp accused Papa for being inu, which means?
a)
collaborator/informer
b)
racist
c)
violent soldier
d)
rebel
37.
To the Japanese American men who were held at Fort Lincoln, the charge of disloyalty was the greatest possible disgrace.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What event occurred as a result of Fred Tayama's beating and the arrest of one of the suspects?
a)
a debate
b)
a riot
c)
a hunger strike
d)
an early curfew
39.
The second question on the Loyalty Oath asked the signers to do three things. Which of the following was not one of those things?
a)
forswear any allegiance to Japan
b)
defend the United States from attack
c)
swear unqualified allegiance to the United States
d)
change their first and last names to ones that sounded more "American"
40.
How did Papa anser the two questions on the Loyalty Oath?
a)
YES NO
b)
NO NO
c)
NO YES
d)
YES YES
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